The couple on the next table had a similar experience. Anyway, the food was very good, but the overall service was awful. We had their most expensive white wine a 2016 Bourgogne Chardonnay from Girardin at $67 (normally retails for $20-25 a bottle) with the wrong year listed on the wine list! Went well with our food.
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Started with an order of Advocado Fries and 6 Tins Oysters - both excellent and kind of restored my equilibrium! Main course was Hakkaido Scallops, which came with mussels, potatoes, bacon, and corn, but unfortunately the dish was just about cold! The scallops and mussels were well cooked and the dish came together well so didn't send it back, however, it would have been better a little hotter. I later found out he was the Executive Chef & part owner!! We were eventually seated just before 8.00pm. After 20 mins I went back to the desk to ask what was happening and was told it would be a few more minutes! I reminded her we had now been waiting for 25 mins at which point a large, poorly dressed man with a Mohican told me quite aggressively that it was not their fault people wouldn't leave the table. About 10 mins early for our 7.30pm reservation so agreed to wait at the bar until our table was ready.
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In for dinner on a Friday and the place was very busy.